1
as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction
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Recent Examples of stratum
The demographic data in celebrity criminal trials is a point of obsession, given the stratum of the star defendant: Who are Combs’s peers?
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Modern maps lay down stratum after stratum of recommendation.
—Sonya Bennett-Brandt, AFAR Media, 25 June 2025
Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
It’s built on a silicon wafer, and the first stratum is made up of silicon logic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Modern maps lay down stratum after stratum of recommendation.
—Sonya Bennett-Brandt, AFAR Media, 25 June 2025
Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
It’s built on a silicon wafer, and the first stratum is made up of silicon logic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratum
Noun
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The International Energy Agency turned out to be less resigned to the things that exist and capped this class of emissions at 5 per cent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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As has so often occurred, the billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30 an hour that their enemies are those earning $20 an hour.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This can support the aircraft’s weight, allowing a gentle descent with the wings level.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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This early modern period would set the foundations of the rise of the transatlantic slave trade and a new form of slavery—hereditary racial slavery—that would be central to the creation of the racial-caste hierarchy and to the rise of Britain’s wealthy and brutal Caribbean slave empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Banner, who currently works for the 33rd team, which is a football-centric media outlet, worked with McDaniel in Cleveland in 2014, and believes McDaniel belongs in the upper echelon of today’s offensive minds.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov moved to tamp down intense media speculation about a potential reshuffle at the highest echelon of Russian foreign policy.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Cavaliers appeared to be in good position to escape with the win in regulation after forward Evan Mobley hit an above-the-break three-pointer off an assist from forward De’Andre Hunter to give Cleveland a two-point advantage.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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There’s a world in which both these positions—and their constituencies—can coexist.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While 96% of CEOs view innovation as central to sustainability, only one in four rank it among their top strategic priorities.—
Sanda Ojiambo,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, she was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general in the Maryland Army National Guard in recognition of the raid.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Manning had the last name, the ranking, and was playing for a storied program.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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This changes the calculus of the military and makes the region and world a safer place.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratum. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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